Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Paul Winters, Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Notre Dame Weather forecasts help farmers figure out when to plant, where to use fertilizer and much more. Maitreya Shah/Studio India For farmers, every planting decision carries risks, and many of those risks are increasing with climate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Divya Mahajan, Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology These ‘chillers’ on the roof of a data center in Germany, seen from above, work to cool the equipment inside the building. AP Photo/Michael Probst Artificial intelligence is growing fast, and so are the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jack Barkenbus, Visiting Scholar, Vanderbilt University BYD electric cars wait at a Chinese port to be loaded onto the automobile carrier BYD Shenzhen, which was slated to sail to Brazil. STR/AFP via Getty Images In 2025, 1 in 4 new automotive vehicle sales globally are…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Lisa Kaplowitz, Associate Professor & Executive Director, Center for Women in Business, Rutgers University Many top-performing companies say they are committed to supporting women in the workplace, and there’s reason to believe most men want to be better allies to women as well. They just…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Julie Poehlmann, Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Studies show that in-person visits between children and a parent in jail or prison can strengthen family bonds and reduce recidivism. Joe Amon/The Denver Post via Getty Images Across Pennsylvania, an estimated 65,459 children…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joonhyuk Yang, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame No credit history? That need not be a problem for first-time borrowing. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey If you didn’t know much about someone, would you lend them a whole lot of money?…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Eden Hoffer, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information and Media Studies & Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University In Canada, having a gun in the home is one of the strongest predictors that intimate partner violence (IPV) will turn fatal. Among intimate partner homicides, 62 per cent…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kristina K. Castaneto, Ph.D. Candidate in Social Psychology, Simon Fraser University Picture this: One day while drinking your morning coffee, you are reminded of a friend from your past. You have not spoken to this person in some time, but you remember them fondly and wonder…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Lauren Eckert, Postdoctoral research fellow, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries, University of British Columbia In the waters of the Salish Sea, endangered southern resident killer whales and the struggling Chinook salmon they depend on are at the centre of one of Canada’s most visible conservation conflicts. Since…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Mahtaab Hayat, Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, it is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women. Risk factors for developing breast cancer include being female, increasing age, being overweight, alcohol consumption…